Abstract
Objective:
To review the existing evidence used to identify potentially better care practices that support newborn brain development.
Study Design:
Literature review.
Result:
Sixteen potentially better practices are identified and grouped into two operational clinical bundles based upon timing for recommended implementation.
Conclusion:
Existing evidence supports the implementation of selected care practices that potentially may support newborn brain development.
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This report was completed as a part of the Neonatal Intensive Care Quality Collaborative 2005 to Improve Neonatal Care, which was sponsored by VON. We thank the representatives of the participating centers that contributed their efforts to the preparation of this manuscript: Benefis Healthcare: Beckett Perkins NNP, Vicki Birkeland NNP, Rob Archer RRT, Cheryl Worden RN; Mississippi Baptist Medical Center: Sanjosa Martin RN, Jack Owens MD; Sunnybrook Health Science Center: Michael Dunn MD, Elizabeth MacMillan-York, Dorothy Dougherty RN; The Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida: William Liu MD, Sandy Blackington RNC, MS, Sandra Eanes-McGugan RN, BSN; Wesley Medical Center: Susan Laudert MD, Paula DelmoreRNC, MSN. The Group thanks Stanley Graven, MD for clinical expertise and Jim Handyside for expert facilitation. Special thanks to Narges Ahmadi MLIS, medical librarian at Lee Memorial Health System/The Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida.
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Liu, W., Laudert, S., Perkins, B. et al. The development of potentially better practices to support the neurodevelopment of infants in the NICU. J Perinatol 27 (Suppl 2), S48–S74 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jp.7211844
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